Troy, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

1%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Troy	New York	National
Income per capita	$27,529	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$48,834	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$77,530	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$36,124	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,980	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,819	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	23.1%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Troy is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Troy is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Troy is 1% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Troy is 53% higher than the national average

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$32,552 $48,834 $97,668

City

$40,489 $60,741 $121,482

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Troy median earnings by income bracket

Troy employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.0%	8.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.2%	9.2%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	10.7%	10.7%
Public administration	8.8%	8.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	19.2%	19.2%
Other	31.7%	31.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Country Knolls, NY	5,306	$120,188	117.3%
Niskayuna, NY	19,741	$110,746	100.2%
West Sand Lake, NY	3,391	$104,018	88.0%
Voorheesville, NY	2,789	$94,292	70.4%
East Greenbush, NY	6,299	$92,409	67.0%
Troy, NY	49,253	$48,834	11.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Harrisburg, PA	49,247	$41,831	24.4%
Downers Grove, IL	49,263	$97,197	75.7%
Portage, MI	49,224	$66,571	20.3%
Wilson, NC	49,310	$43,126	22.0%
Cuyahoga Falls, OH	49,191	$60,280	9.0%
Troy, NY	49,253	$48,834	11.7%

Source: The Troy, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).